Okay so let’s discuss friends for a moment. A teacher once said to me in class that if we left high school and remained friends with one person then we were exceptionally lucky and that we would probably have that friend for the remainder of our lives. I am lucky to count myself one of those few who have one of those friends. I’ve been out of high school for just shy of a decade and I have the very best friend a boy could want. A right hand woman if you will. You heard me mention her in my last post regarding her hot sausage recipe. I’m lucky to count MJ as one of my very best friends.

Considering the town I grew up in was entirely too small for my well being it was inevitable that kids end up in the same preschools and daycares and eventually go to high school together. I met MJ in preschool and it has been friendship ever since. I think our defining moment in our friendship, or at least she would reference, would be when I grabbed her hand during song time in preschool and we were subsequently forced to sit down and put our heads down. Apparently, holding your BFF’s hand during a song was a huge no no and I inadvertently got an innocent MJ in trouble. From that point on she’s been stuck with me (please let’s not even bring up the cream cheese and trampoline story…that post is for another time!)

We managed to be together in private school until second grade when my Mother destroyed my world and sent me to public school (which I ended up loving). And through the ebb and flow of life we ended up in high school together, and in all our awkward high school glory ended up playing in marching band together…only further cementing our friendship. If you didn’t do high school marching band you may never know how friendships develop in such I crazy/weird environment.

We spent many a high school events together; we grew up together, and eventually went to college (not together:(). I contribute my less than stellar ability to keep my lustful throes at a minimum for when we left for college she gave a piece of painted ceramic that told me to “roll in the sand.” I have subsequently done so and I still have the ceramic piece displayed on one of my bookshelves. Over the years we grew as adults. Her freshman year of college she found the boy she wanted to spend the rest of her life with and last summer was married to him. She was the first person I came out to. We became each other’s confidants. When we get to see each other we drink hard Shirley Temples, smoke cigars, and watch “You Drive Me Crazy.” She listens to me, lets me know when I am going crazy, and is a wonderful person. She just gets me! I’m a lucky boy to have her! So this post is for her; MJ, I’ll see you the first week of September!

This isn’t my picture and it’s linked to where I borrowed it from (don’t sue me please! kthxsbye)

Also the reason I called this post MJ Sauce is because there is a restaurantI frequent that has MJ sauce and it reminds me of MJ. It seemed appropriate!

OMG gurl; I’m part of a new book club with several friends in PA. We read only the classics and I’m hosting the first meeting of the group at my apt. I have gone Martha Stewart crazy cleaning the hell out of my apt. Unpacking those last few boxes left over from my move, cooking, and baking. On top of that I’m cooking up three meals that I will freeze for dinner at a later time. I’m making my Mother’s pasta sauce, one of my friend’s chili, and my best friend MJ’s hot sausage recipe. I’m freaking out because I could use just one more day to finish everything…did I mention I’ll be baking….and I’ve not finished the book yet. I’m about halfway through “A Farewell to Arms.” Cooking, cleaning, baking…..I’m a domestic god!

I have returned after attending my best friend from high schools wedding. It was a busy busy weekend with tons of fun, dancing, and visiting. The wedding itself was perfect. From the dress, to the food, to the band etc. I don’t know any bride that could have asked for anything more! The groomsmen were only semi cute so that was a bust. But I did run into several people from high school that were a year or two older than me. One guy came over and was asked if I went to high school with him and I said yes (realizing I knew who he who he was). He didn’t recognize me with my beard which was funny. He was tanked and we chatted for a while it was good catching up with him. He’s still as cute as he was in high school and imagine my surprise when he invited me up to his hunting camp. Granted he was drunk and doesn’t know that I’m gay and that I would probably make out with him but I will still take it as a nice stroke to my ego LOL.

All in all I had a blast and I was quite happy/sad seeing my best friend getting married. The weekend was good. The only downside was the fact that my Sister lost her phone while making out with her first Asian guy. I KNOW I KNOW. Looking back no wonder she never answered my frantic phone calls while I was looking for her. There were six of us total looking for her phone in a field in almost complete darkness. A mess yes but definitely something I can blog about.

I can’t put my suit away quite yet. I have another wedding at the end of this week in New Jersery. I fly out Friday night for the Sunday wedding and I fly back on Monday. I have to do a reading for this weekend so I can’t skip the wedding but I am still uber excited for it!

Frank is doing well we are approaching 4 months. The dating has been good thus far. We are holding off on the term boyfriend for the time being. One of the reasons is because I am so busy this summer and I don’t want him to feel like he is attached to someone who is to busy for quality time. But we are dating each other in a more exclusive sense. Two, the term boyfriend freaks me out a bit because he would be my first boyfriend.

So that is it for the moment. I am working on several posts I hope to get up this week! I might get another one up today if I can stop being so sloth like 😉 Have a great day everyone!!!!!